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Qina Qina (Cochabamba)

Coordinates: 17°13′21″S 66°23′50″W / 17.22250°S 66.39722°W / -17.22250; -66.39722
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Qina Qina
Qina Qina is located in Bolivia
Qina Qina
Qina Qina
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°13′21″S 66°23′50″W / 17.22250°S 66.39722°W / -17.22250; -66.39722
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qina Qina (Aymara qina qina an Andean cane flute, also meaning 'full of holes',[2] also spelled Khena Khena) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality, at the border of the Morochata Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) , see: Agujerado, Flauta de caña and Qina qina
  3. ^ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.